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Contemporary Paintings

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.

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Style: Contemporary
Airplane in landscape - landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful painting by Jeroen Allart is part of his minimalist landscape and animal painting he did in his home country the Netherlands. 'A farm stands before you on the horizon....
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

House-Cat-Mouse /// Contemporary Landscape Spooky Girl Countryside Moon Farm Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "House-Cat-Mouse" Series: Americana *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso Year: 2021 Medium: O...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

Warm Evening
Located in Zofingen, AG
Warm Evening (from the series City Stories) This painting captures the intimate charm of an urban evening, where the glow of café lights spills into the street and strangers become ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"June's Captivation"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Timothy Rees was fascinated with drawing throughout his youth and after high school pursued a degree in animation. The pull to painting portraits and figures was strong, however, le...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Held Without Holding
Located in Zofingen, AG
Set against a vibrant floral dress, the dog rests in the woman’s arms — not held back, but held close. Her gesture is not control, but care. The painting captures a shared moment of ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sea Within - Gifts of the Silent Tide
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Sea Within — Journey Between Light and Silence. A visual meditation on strength and serenity, this work is part of the Sea Within series — where the ocean becomes a metaphor ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Adore, Cherish and Love You - Abstract Brown Tone Graffiti Mixed Media Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Wild Anemone - Botanical Painting Metallic Gold Flowers Leaves Wildflowers, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
This delicate contemporary botanical drawing is made with metallic gold acrylic on archival paper, painted black. The exploration of ephemerality, and the fragility of a wild anemone...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Sea music
Located in IT
120x194cm (124x198 cm full size) original painting on canvas hand signed one-of-a-kind One of a kind. The canvas is shipped rolled, not framed Katarina's works are in private colle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Sea music
Sea music
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Crescent Moon Late May - Night Sky Stars Green Woods Water Trees Landscape, 2025
Located in Kent, CT
The night sky over the densely treed forest of Hennen's Wyatt Mountain, Virginia home is the subject of this rich, highly detailed contemporary landscape painting in oil on panel set...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Beauty in the Eyes of Beholder -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

"Duet"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Mike Carson is a Minneapolis painter, and graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, whose artwork can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the Unite...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel, Resin

This Morning there was Fog - Oil Paint - 1996
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on board realized in 1996. Hand signed, dated and titled on rear. With a painted wooden frame which is part of the painting. Very good condition.
Category

1990s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Know Yourself - Original Dramatic Abstract Figurative Portrait Acrylic Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rooted in introspection and emotional nuance, Xenia Gray’s figurative mixed media works capture the quiet tension between solitude and connection. Her paintings often depict the huma...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Pink Abstract - Original Expressive Colorful Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elisabeth Grace, a visionary artist based in Denver, CO (USA), is renowned for her immersive large-scale paintings, collages, murals, and installation art. With a BA in oil painting ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil

Contemporary modern white wall sculpture painting relief Tabula Alba II
Located in Doetinchem, NL
Tabula Alba II is a unique contemporary modern painting relief by renowned Polish-Dutch artist Eliza Kopec. This painting relief is a typical example of her preferred abstract geomet...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Carrie Bradshaw says good bye. From the Art, Culture & Society series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him. The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting On Canvas. Whispers Of The Jungle
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
The painting is done in oil on canvas using professional Winsor & Newton and Rembrandt paints. The surface is constructed through successive layers of greens, blues, and reds, with a...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Castaway - Abstract Playful Earth Tone Textural Paint Splat Mixed Media Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Jax - Abstract Contemporary Colorful Expressive Mixed Media Pop Art on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Where Fire Sleeps: The Bay of Vesuvius
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work predates my current series, but shows the emotional seed of what later became.This piece is a meditation on resilience — on how we live, create, and love with full awarenes...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

After a Little While Maria Came Out - Oil Paint - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized in 1990s. Hand signed on rear, undearable. Titled on rear. With a painted wooden frame which is part of the painting. Very good condition.
Category

1990s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pomegranate Pinky Red Pocket Painting, oil paint, still life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Pinky Red Pomegranate (canvas size 7.5x7.5cm) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintin...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Shall I Compare You To Summer Days - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

You Are A Super Hero - Original Colorful Still Life Pointillist Textured Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Susan Gale's work explores the nostalgia of community by highlighting the juxtaposition between the peaceful, quiet, mystery of light, and the rush of visually invoked sensation. She...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

"PaperLandscape" Abstract Paint , Original Art on Canvas made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Title: PaperLandscape – 40x50 cm – Mixed Media on Canvas Year: 2019 Support: Stretched canvas on wooden frame, depth 3.5 cm, ready to hang, no frame required. Technique: Hand-painted...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Handmade Paper

Peripheral Dream - Original Colorful Still Life Pointillist Textured Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Susan Gale's work explores the nostalgia of community by highlighting the juxtaposition between the peaceful, quiet, mystery of light, and the rush of visually invoked sensation. She...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

Farfalle - Original Abstract Vibrant Colorful Geometric Shape Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designs, shapes, and colors find a balance between a polite instinct and a domesticated confusion within the cubist-inspired artworks by Tuscan artist Federico Pinto Schmid...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Forget Me, No
Located in Zofingen, AG
A stubborn, vulnerable plea — to refuse, yet still hold on.
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

I Used to Dream - Original Figurative Vibrant Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rooted in introspection and emotional nuance, Xenia Gray’s figurative mixed media works capture the quiet tension between solitude and connection. Her paintings often depict the huma...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic

Small contemporary modern blue wall sculpture painting relief BL15LH
Located in Doetinchem, NL
BL15LH is a unique small size contemporary modern wall sculpture painting relief by German artist Dieter Kränzlein. This sculpture relief is carved from a single block of limestone, ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Limestone

Black Fascinator - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Frammenti" Original Drawing Large Size- Art by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Title: Fragments Artist: Marilina Marchica (1984, Agrigento – Italy) Year: 2024 Medium: Charcoal on high-quality Fabriano paper Size: 50 x 70 cm Frame: Custom handmade frame availabl...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

Big Ben, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A bison peeks in from the side, its massive presence softened by a neutral beige backdrop. The thick, rugged texture of its coat contrasts beautifully with the ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Pigeons" Group of Birds in Layered Hand Cut Paper and Watercolor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Pigeons" is an original piece by Nayan and Vaishali made from watercolor on layered hand-cut paper. This piece measuures 11.75”h x 9.5”w x 1"d framed, and is shipped in the featured...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Hope - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Mixed Media, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

A Gentleman's Morning -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Mor...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Doves Flying - Abstract Pastel Tone Textural Dove Graffiti Mixed Media Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

When Time Becomes The Idol - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Rubik Game
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
“When Time Becomes the Idol” is a visual meditation on humanity’s restless obsession with controlling time, often driven by fear, impatience, or the illusion of abandonment. In a wor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Field and Orchard (Land and Skyscape with Open Field and Dark Treeline)
Located in Hudson, NY
Field and Orchard (Land and Skyscape with Open Field and Dark Treeline) by David Konigsberg 2025, oil on panel, 23.5 x 24 inches Konigsberg is a conceptual realist who works across ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Dreamers - Original Feminine Figurative Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rooted in introspection and emotional nuance, Xenia Gray’s figurative mixed media works capture the quiet tension between solitude and connection. Her paintings often depict the huma...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Second Story - Orange Olive Green Yellow Ochre Blue White Abstract, 2017
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in oil on canvas, thoughtfully combined sections of varying textures and areas of pattern, stripes, circles, dots and undulations are bright an...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Indian Paradise Flycatcher" Delicate Miniature Bird in Watercolor Layered Paper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Indian Paradise Flycatcher" is an original piece by Nayan and Venus made from watercolor on layered hand-cut paper. This piece measures 11.75”h x 9.5”w x 1"d framed, and is shipped ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Rachele - Oil Paint - 2000
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized in 2000. Hand signed, titled and dated on rear. Includes a contemporary wooden frame cm. 53x38. Very good condition except for some very minor losses of color.
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

I remember the sweetness of life - Dreamy soft atmospheric waterfall painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
A moment in time and nature, "I remember the sweetness of life" is the latest in my water series, and exploration of dawn in the wild, the sweetness of the light and foamy water as i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Woodpecker Green Pocket Painting 9c, original painting, still-life, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Green Woodpecker (canvas size 5x5cm) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bunny Wood in Late Autumn, original painting, landscape, nature
Located in Deddington, GB
This work is an interpretation of an autumn woodland in bright sunshine. The colours are drawn from soft autumnal greens, ochres and flaming oranges with flashes of golden yellow whe...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sister Bloom - Abstract Contemporary Folk Art Inspired Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker’s "Sister Bloom" is an enchanting example of contemporary botanical art that marries organic abstraction with symbolic folk influences. This unique painting was creat...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache

Passion
Located in Denver, CO
Hunt Slonem's artistic trajectory has always been characterized by a deep exploration of spiritual themes. His use of repetition in form—particularly with his beloved bunnies—serves ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

Autumn Melody
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting captures a warm and peaceful autumn day. A man sits alone with his guitar, playing music under the golden canopy of a tree. The bright yellow leaves, soft shadows, and ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Red Barn Through the Shadows, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A large red barn sits in the middle of a bright lime green field. A dirt road winds inward, flanked by two trees that cast long shadows across the grass. Fence ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

View of Rome - Oil Painting by Franco Marzilli - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Franco Marzilli (1934-2010) in 1970s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition. Franco Marzilli was born in Rome in 1934. He received his first artis...
Category

1970s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bird. Ocean, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A great blue heron stands on a sandy shore, shown in profile with its long neck elegantly curved and its legs extended. Abstract shapes in the background evoke ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

''Sparrows'' Dutch Contemporary Fresco Painting with Two Sparrows, Birds
Located in Utrecht, NL
The pronounced technique is the first thing that strikes you when viewing the works of Jan Grotenbreg (1946). It is innovative and unique. The result of his idiosyncratic working met...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Elvis’s JetStar
Located in Zofingen, AG
In 1962, Elvis Presley purchased one of the world’s first four-engine business jets — the iconic Lockheed JetStar. Luxuriously equipped with leather seats, a bar, a bedroom, and even...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Lacquer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

"Onlookers" Original Oil Painting of Horses in a Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Richard Rodriguez's (US based) "Onlookers" is an original oil painting that depicts a gathering of horses. My Background Brushes, pallet knives, scrapers & squeegees are used with...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Oil Painting On Canvas "The Luminous Moment #3 Green And Purple"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"The Luminous Moment #3 Green and Purple" is a painting from a new series exploring the relationships between human and animal forms and two predominant complementary colors: Green a...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Seeing Bloom - Abstract Contemporary Folk Art Inspired Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker’s "Seeing Bloom" is a striking original painting that fuses abstract botanical symbolism with a rich, earthen palette, capturing the viewer's attention through its el...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache

Clementine Bright & Pear Green Speckled Pocket Painting 2, diptych, original
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Bright Clementine 2c (canvas size 5x5cm) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, w...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Doves 2007
Located in New Orleans, LA
Very nice early Hunt Slonem of Doves with vintage frame selected by the artist
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Contemporary paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary Paintings>paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, red, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Hunt Slonem, Steven Miller, Howard Tangye, and Irena Orlov. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Fabric and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary paintings, so small editions measuring 0.75 inches across are also available.

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